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We’ve all been there. Someone makes a random comment, and it drives you right up the wall. Whenever something impacts us in such a deep way, it’s usually because we have that same belief or fear on some level. And when it gets verbalized, it gets on our very last nerve. This reminds me of the story about a couple who had invited friends over for dinner. During the...

Do you have one of those situations in your family where there’s a “freeze out?” And everyone is tip-toeing around it? Or maybe you’re involved in an office conflict or with a group of friends who are bickering. It happens all too often. With today’s extended families – spread out across the country — sometimes it’s even hard to remember how or when it...

Maybe it’s a throwback to the hunter/gatherer concept – or a cruel hoax of nature. Whatever the reason, though, the differences in communication between men and women sure make for interesting challenges! Women Speak Twice as Many Words You’ve probably heard the statistics that women speak, on average, nearly twice as many words a day as men. Dr. Scott Halzman...

News flash: some people like you, and some don’t. Consider this theory: 25% of people will like you, no matter what 25% of people will like you, but may be persuaded not to 25% of people will not like you, but may be persuaded to 25% of people will not like you, no matter what you do Whew – takes the edge off having to get everyone on your side, doesn’t it? While...

Nobody wins in a heated argument. What if there was a way to defuse that heat and provide a “time out?” This one-minute video reveals a phrase you can use to get a conversation back to neutral. It disarms the other person — without taking away your power. Video based on the original article I wrote here: How to Stop any Argument in its...

Here we are — with a clean slate on which to create! New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday, holding the promise of 365 delicious days, 52 wonderful weeks and 12 marvelous months. How Could This Year Be Different? Like me, you probably have some ambitious goals for 2018. My usual tendency is to blast out of the gate with a long list. This year I’m putting...